Mechanism for operating windows in series.



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HITEHBAD.

RATING WINDOWS 1N SERIES.

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'm0' Patented 00u14, 1913.

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MEGHANISM FOR MPL10 @liv mrd W J. WHITEHEAD. MECHANISM P0P. OPERATINGWINDOWS IN SERIES.

APPLICATION FILED 00123, 1910.

. Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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JOHN IIITEHEAD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE AYSON MANUFACTUR-ING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOS.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING YVINDOWS IN SEB/IES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Unt., 141:, *1913,

Serial N0. 584,986.

Application filed October 3, 1910.

vided, for example, with intermeshing, segment-gears 11, 11. The outeror free end of the arms 5, 6 have pivotally connected thereto the bracerods 8, 8, respectively, each To all 'whom i may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN WHITEHEAD, a citizen o the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State oil 5, 6 are gearedtogether, they being prol to the Jfree ends of said arms, and anoperatlllinois, have invented a certain new and of said brace rods beingalso pivotally cons@ useful Improvement in Mechanism for Opnected, as at9, in some suitable manner to erating lllindows in Series, of which thethe trame ot an adjacent window-sash. following is a full, clear,concise, and exact Each bracket 7 is provided with a pulleydescription.frame 12 in which is journaled two guide- My invention relates tomechanism Jor pulleys 18, 13 over which the endless op- 65simultaneously operating a series of winerating cable 14 runs. Anoperating rod dows. lts object is to obtain a strong, rigid 15 connectsthe arm 5 with the operating and direct control of a series ofvertically cable 14, said rod being pivoted at one end or horizontallypivoted windows with a to said arm and at the opposite end to a minimumamount of rictional and torsional sleeve 16 clamped about said cable. 7ostress. n The endless cable 14 may be mounted in My invention comprisesone or more pairs any suitable manner that will provide means of pivotedarms, each pair so interconnected by which it may be operated totransmit that motion communicated to one arm will motion to the rod 15.ln the drawings such thereby be communicated to the other, means cableis shown as carried by a grooved pulwhereby the relation of said arms isadley 17 journaled in the pulley-iframe 18 justed, and means actuated bysaid arms mounted upon the jamb 4C of the first of the for opening orclosing the several windows. series of windows. Secured upon the axlerEhe several novel tea-tures oi' my invenof the pulley 17 is a gearwheel 19 which tion may be more readily understood by meshes with a worm2O provided upon the 8o reference to the accompanying drawings axle ofthe pulley 21. Extending down which show the preferred embodiment ot'from the pulley 21 are the opposite ends of my invention as applied tohorizontally piva chain 22. lt is obvious, therefore, that by otedwindow sashes. pulling upon one or the other end ot the ln saiddrawings, Figure 1 is a horichain 22 motion may be transmitted through85 zontal section through a series of windows, the pulley 21, worm 20,gear wheel 19 and showing the operating mechanism in plan, pulley 17 tothe cable 19. adjusted to hold the windows closed; Fig. 2 rlhe positionwhich the operating appais a similar view, showing the operating ratusassumes when the windows are in mechanism adjusted to hold the windowsin their closed. position is shown in Fig. 1. open position; Fig. 3 is acentral, vertical Upon pulling down upon one end of the section throughone of the windows, showchain 22, the operating cable 111 carries theing the closed and the open position ot' the sleeve 16 nearer to thebracket 7, thus, window in Jfull and in dotted lines, respecthrough theoperating rod 15, swinging the tively; and Figs. 4 and 5 are side andend arm 5 away from the arm 6. Since the two 95 elevations respectivelyof the mechanism by arms 5 and 6 are geared together, they will whichthe operating cable is actuated. be swung outwardly from each other, andSimilar characters of reference refer to hence the rods 8, 8 will bemoved into posisimilar parts throughout the several views. tion to swingthe windows open upon their For the purpose of illustrating myinvenhorizontal pivots. By pulling upon the option, l; have shown aseries of swinging winposite end ot the chain 22, the operation otdow-sashes 1, 2, 3, horizontally pivoted bethe apparatus may be reversedto wholly or tween the successive window jambs 4. Bepartly close theseries ot windows. tween the successive windows is mounted a What lclaim is: series of pairs of arms 5, 6, each pair ot 1. As an article ofmanufacture, the comarms being pivoted to swing in a horizontalloination with a bracket, of two arms pivplane upon the pivots 10, 10upon a bracket oted thereon, said arms being normally 7, whichbracketmay be secured to the winnearly parallel and provided with interdowjamb 1. The pivoted ends of said arms meshing, segment-gears, brace rodspivoted ing rod pivoted to one by both of said arms may be operated by amovement of said rod transversely With respect to the normal position ofsaid arms, said operating` rod at its free end being pro-vided withmeans for securing the same to an operating` cable.

2. rThe combination with two Windows provided with swinqing sashes, of abracket mounted between said Windows, arms pivoted upon said bracket,said arms projecting substantially at right angles to said Windows andbeing provided With interof said arms, Where- Washington, D. C.

meshing, ing from to the corresponding W @rating rod secured to cable towhich said o nected, and means for ln Witness whereof, my name this 30thday 1910.

Witnesses MCCLELLAND MOORE;

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segment-gears, a brace rod extendthe free end of each of said rodsindoW-sash, an opone of said arms, a perating rod is con- Y operatingsaid cable. I, hereunto subscribe of September, A. D.,

JGHN VVHITEHEAD.

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